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(Specimens.)

T. E. GARDNER.

SOAPTABLBT.

No. 354,186. Patented Deo. 14, 1886.-

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE,

THOMA; EX'LON GARDNER, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

SOAP TABLET.

SECIFICAT'ION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,186, dated December 14, 1886.

Application tiled July 16, 1886. Serial No. 208,201. (Specimens.) Patented in England April 8, 1886, No. 4,936.

" l g Be it known that I, THOMAS EXTON GARD- NER, of London, in the Kingdom of England,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soap Tablets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention vrelates to anixnproved transparent soap tablet or cake in which suitable ,'letters, words, ordevices are embodied in such f-a -Ina'nnerv that the letters, words, or devices will remain in the same until the cake is completely worn away by use; and.' the linvention consists otl a transparent soap tablet or cake gin which a letter, word, an device is armed by thin slits passing entirely through the body ot' 1j'.y uIn theaccompanyingdrawingsjigurelrep- -v' resents a top view 'of a tablet or cake of transf parent soap.l Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same on line a; zt', Fig. l.

Y spending parts.

3PA' in the drawings represents a tablet or cake of'transparent soap, in the'body of which l, is arranged a suitable letter, word, or device g by means of slits a a, that are cut through the f 'body of the same by a cutter formed ot' thin metal blades so arranged thatsaid 1etter,word,

".ordesign vis formed.- 'For this purpose the cake or tablet is placed above or below the cutter and the same quickly lowered or raised,

so that the blades pierce the body of the tab- -let Aand are then quickly withdrawn therefrom. The blades of the cutter form narrow slits in the body of the cake, said slits extending,throu'gh the same, 4butlwhich close up `again immediately wher the blades dre withlin the soap until the same is entirely used'up,

as the dirt and suds do not penetrate into the 45 slits, owing to the close contact ofthe faces ot` the slits. In this manner the soap. tablet will always show the trade-mark or other distinctf ive characteristic mark until itis entirely worn away by use. 5o

I am aware that trade-marks havebeen made in cakes of soap by cutting outletters, figures, Src., and tilling them in with soap of a differ-- ent color from lthat of which the soap is made. y l. am also aware that cakes of soap have been 55 provided with apertures to facilitate drying and handling.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A tablet or cake of transparent soap having 6o a letter, word, or device formed in the same' by cuts of a most minute thickness, said cuts extending entirely, or nearly so, through the cake, whereby the effect of a solid letter, word, or device in said cake is produced by the break- 65 ing of the rays of light by the cuts, substantiall y as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS EXTON GARDNER. Witnesses:

ARTHUR W. MOLELLAN, GEORGE PERcY SKnLsEY. 

